Sheffield roadworks: Mystery of asphalt patches on newly laid pavement in £470m regeneration scheme
Mystery surrounds black ‘street scars’ on a newly-paved street in a £470m Sheffield regeneration scheme.
Two large asphalt patches have been laid in place of new stone flags on Rockingham Street.
They are outside a Tesco Express and Lynn’s cafe and food shop on the ground floor of Kangaroo Works, a block of flats within the city council’s £470m Heart of the City scheme.
Google Street View images show the work was done after July 2024.
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Sheffield City Council issues permits to contractors and utility companies who dig up the street.
A spokesperson said the work was not done by the authority or Amey, its private sector roads contractor. But it did not disclose which organisation did the work.
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A similar ‘street scar’ outside a listed building on Trippet Lane was traced to Northern Powergrid.
The firm told The Star it was a temporary patch while new stone flags were on order and the pavement should be reinstated by October 4.